Enhancement: Allow stripping path components during restore#5681
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Restores previously always recreated the full original path under the target directory. For example, restoring /home/work/foo to /home/restores would result in /home/restores/home/work/foo. This change adds support for stripping leading path components during restore, similar to tar’s --strip-components option. Users can now skip the first N directories when restoring, making it more convenient to place files directly at the desired target location.
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What does this PR change? What problem does it solve?
Added support for stripping leading path components when restoring
files and directories, similar to tar’s --strip-components option.
Previously, restic always restored the full original path under the target
directory. For example, restoring /home/work/foo to /home/restores
would result in /home/restores/home/work/foo.
With this change, users can specify --strip-components=N to skip the
first N directory levels during restore. Pathnames with fewer elements will be silently skipped.
Was the change previously discussed in an issue or on the forum?
Closes #5639
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